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DOCN vs. AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, and NET

Should you be buying DigitalOcean stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DigitalOcean include Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), and Cloudflare (NET).

How does DigitalOcean compare to Amazon.com?

DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

DigitalOcean has a net margin of 24.97% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 12.22%. DigitalOcean's return on equity of 88.86% beat Amazon.com's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DigitalOcean	24.97%	88.86%	6.95%
Amazon.com	12.22%	19.92%	9.86%

49.8% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than DigitalOcean. Amazon.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalOcean, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DigitalOcean	$901.43M	18.81	$259.26M	$2.29	70.95
Amazon.com	$716.92B	4.04	$77.67B	$8.36	32.18

DigitalOcean has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Amazon.com had 287 more articles in the media than DigitalOcean. MarketBeat recorded 323 mentions for Amazon.com and 36 mentions for DigitalOcean. DigitalOcean's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.79 indicating that DigitalOcean is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DigitalOcean	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amazon.com	180 Very Positive mention(s)	64 Positive mention(s)	31 Neutral mention(s)	29 Negative mention(s)	11 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

DigitalOcean currently has a consensus target price of $141.08, indicating a potential downside of 13.17%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $313.09, indicating a potential upside of 16.39%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than DigitalOcean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DigitalOcean	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Amazon.com	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	56 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Summary

Amazon.com beats DigitalOcean on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DigitalOcean compare to Alphabet?

DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Alphabet has a net margin of 37.92% compared to DigitalOcean's net margin of 24.97%. DigitalOcean's return on equity of 88.86% beat Alphabet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DigitalOcean	24.97%	88.86%	6.95%
Alphabet	37.92%	38.99%	27.41%

49.8% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than DigitalOcean. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalOcean, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DigitalOcean	$901.43M	18.81	$259.26M	$2.29	70.95
Alphabet	$422.50B	11.07	$132.17B	$13.11	29.50

DigitalOcean has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 182 more articles in the media than DigitalOcean. MarketBeat recorded 218 mentions for Alphabet and 36 mentions for DigitalOcean. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat DigitalOcean's score of 0.84 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DigitalOcean	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alphabet	145 Very Positive mention(s)	14 Positive mention(s)	35 Neutral mention(s)	15 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

DigitalOcean currently has a consensus target price of $141.08, indicating a potential downside of 13.17%. Alphabet has a consensus target price of $362.73, indicating a potential downside of 6.21%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than DigitalOcean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DigitalOcean	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Alphabet	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	28 Buy rating(s)	6 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05

Summary

Alphabet beats DigitalOcean on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DigitalOcean compare to Alphabet?

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Alphabet had 153 more articles in the media than DigitalOcean. MarketBeat recorded 189 mentions for Alphabet and 36 mentions for DigitalOcean. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat DigitalOcean's score of 0.84 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alphabet	132 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	12 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DigitalOcean	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Alphabet currently has a consensus target price of $407.86, indicating a potential upside of 4.95%. DigitalOcean has a consensus target price of $141.08, indicating a potential downside of 13.17%. Given Alphabet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than DigitalOcean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alphabet	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	47 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
DigitalOcean	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Alphabet has a net margin of 37.92% compared to DigitalOcean's net margin of 24.97%. DigitalOcean's return on equity of 88.86% beat Alphabet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alphabet	37.92%	38.99%	27.41%
DigitalOcean	24.97%	88.86%	6.95%

40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.8% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Alphabet has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DigitalOcean has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alphabet	$422.50B	11.13	$132.17B	$13.11	29.64
DigitalOcean	$901.43M	18.81	$259.26M	$2.29	70.95

Summary

Alphabet beats DigitalOcean on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DigitalOcean compare to Microsoft?

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Microsoft has higher revenue and earnings than DigitalOcean. Microsoft is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalOcean, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Microsoft	$318.27B	9.63	$101.83B	$16.80	24.56
DigitalOcean	$901.43M	18.81	$259.26M	$2.29	70.95

71.1% of Microsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.8% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Microsoft shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Microsoft had 250 more articles in the media than DigitalOcean. MarketBeat recorded 286 mentions for Microsoft and 36 mentions for DigitalOcean. DigitalOcean's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Microsoft's score of 0.75 indicating that DigitalOcean is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Microsoft	151 Very Positive mention(s)	34 Positive mention(s)	45 Neutral mention(s)	38 Negative mention(s)	11 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DigitalOcean	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Microsoft has a net margin of 39.34% compared to DigitalOcean's net margin of 24.97%. DigitalOcean's return on equity of 88.86% beat Microsoft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Microsoft	39.34%	31.94%	18.47%
DigitalOcean	24.97%	88.86%	6.95%

Microsoft currently has a consensus target price of $562.69, indicating a potential upside of 36.36%. DigitalOcean has a consensus target price of $141.08, indicating a potential downside of 13.17%. Given Microsoft's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Microsoft is more favorable than DigitalOcean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Microsoft	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	38 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
DigitalOcean	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Microsoft has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DigitalOcean has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Microsoft beats DigitalOcean on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DigitalOcean compare to Cloudflare?

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) and DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

DigitalOcean has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cloudflare. Cloudflare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalOcean, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cloudflare	$2.33B	29.28	-$102.27M	-$0.25	N/A
DigitalOcean	$901.43M	18.81	$259.26M	$2.29	70.95

82.7% of Cloudflare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.8% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Cloudflare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Cloudflare had 38 more articles in the media than DigitalOcean. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for Cloudflare and 36 mentions for DigitalOcean. DigitalOcean's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Cloudflare's score of 0.40 indicating that DigitalOcean is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cloudflare	21 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	28 Neutral mention(s)	14 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
DigitalOcean	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

DigitalOcean has a net margin of 24.97% compared to Cloudflare's net margin of -3.72%. DigitalOcean's return on equity of 88.86% beat Cloudflare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cloudflare	-3.72%	-5.84%	-1.36%
DigitalOcean	24.97%	88.86%	6.95%

Cloudflare currently has a consensus target price of $233.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.56%. DigitalOcean has a consensus target price of $141.08, indicating a potential downside of 13.17%. Given Cloudflare's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cloudflare is more favorable than DigitalOcean.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cloudflare	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
DigitalOcean	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Cloudflare has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DigitalOcean has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cloudflare and DigitalOcean tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DOCN vs. The Competition

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Metric	DigitalOcean	INTERNET SOFTWARE Industry	Computer Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$16.96B	$16.27B	$38.71B	$22.92B
Dividend Yield	N/A	4.49%	3.15%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	70.95	62.13	74.19	28.92
Price / Sales	18.81	42.34	623.36	24.52
Price / Cash	50.47	66.76	46.32	19.21
Price / Book	-524.13	6.12	9.56	4.65
Net Income	$259.26M	$379.18M	$1.03B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.20%
1 Month Performance	115.80%	31.84%	16.85%	3.95%
1 Year Performance	457.01%	-1.69%	173.87%	28.96%

DigitalOcean Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DOCN DigitalOcean	3.4238 of 5 stars	$162.48 -0.9%	$141.08 -13.2%	+464.5%	$16.96B	$901.43M	70.95	1,462	Earnings Report
AMZN Amazon.com	4.6904 of 5 stars	$275.06 +0.6%	$313.09 +13.8%	+41.2%	$2.96T	$716.92B	32.90	1,576,000	Trending News Analyst Revision
GOOG Alphabet	4.1064 of 5 stars	$395.50 +2.9%	$362.73 -8.3%	+157.2%	$4.78T	$402.84B	30.17	190,200	Trending News Analyst Revision
GOOGL Alphabet	4.0975 of 5 stars	$398.30 +2.5%	$406.71 +2.1%	+162.3%	$4.82T	$402.84B	30.38	190,820	Trending News Analyst Revision
MSFT Microsoft	4.9723 of 5 stars	$414.10 +0.7%	$559.50 +35.1%	-5.4%	$3.08T	$281.72B	24.65	228,000	Trending News Analyst Revision

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DigitalOcean (DOCN) Competitors

DOCN vs. AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, and NET

How does DigitalOcean compare to Amazon.com?

Is DOCN or AMZN more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DOCN or AMZN?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DOCN or AMZN?

Which has more volatility and risk, DOCN or AMZN?

Does the media refer more to DOCN or AMZN?

Do analysts prefer DOCN or AMZN?

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How does DigitalOcean compare to Alphabet?

Is DOCN or GOOG more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DOCN or GOOG?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DOCN or GOOG?

Which has more volatility and risk, DOCN or GOOG?

Does the media refer more to DOCN or GOOG?

Do analysts prefer DOCN or GOOG?

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How does DigitalOcean compare to Alphabet?

Does the media prefer GOOGL or DOCN?

Do analysts prefer GOOGL or DOCN?

Is GOOGL or DOCN more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GOOGL or DOCN?

Which has more risk and volatility, GOOGL or DOCN?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GOOGL or DOCN?

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How does DigitalOcean compare to Microsoft?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MSFT or DOCN?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MSFT or DOCN?

Does the media prefer MSFT or DOCN?

Is MSFT or DOCN more profitable?

Do analysts prefer MSFT or DOCN?

Which has more risk and volatility, MSFT or DOCN?

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How does DigitalOcean compare to Cloudflare?

Which has better earnings & valuation, NET or DOCN?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NET or DOCN?

Does the media prefer NET or DOCN?

Is NET or DOCN more profitable?

Do analysts prefer NET or DOCN?

Which has more volatility & risk, NET or DOCN?

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